Marcelinho Paraíba
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Marcelinho playing for Hertha in 2005. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Campina Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Campinense | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Paraguaçuense | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Santos (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Rio Branco-SP | 42 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | São Paulo | 60 | (15) |
| 2000 | Marseille | 19 | (3) |
| 2001 | Grêmio | 49 | (23) |
| 2001–2006 | Hertha BSC | 155 | (65) |
| 2006 | Trabzonspor | 17 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | VfL Wolfsburg | 51 | (12) |
| 2008–2009 | Flamengo | 7 | (8) |
| 2009 | Coritiba | 34 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | São Paulo | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Sport Recife | 33 | (12) |
| 2012 | Grêmio Barueri | 19 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Boa Esporte | 33 | (5) |
| 2014 | Fortaleza | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | Inter de Lages | 17 | (9) |
| 2015 | Joinville | 32 | (5) |
| 2016 | Oeste | 14 | (4) |
| 2016 | Inter de Lages | 9 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Ypiranga-RS (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Treze | 4 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Portuguesa | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Treze | 13 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Perilima | 2 | (2) |
| 2019 | Treze | 16 | (3) |
| 2020 | Perilima | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Treze | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 698 | (215) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Brazil | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Treze | ||
| 2021 | Sport Lagoa Seca | ||
| 2022 | Oeirense | ||
| 2022 | Treze | ||
| 2022–2023 | Serra Branca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcelo dos Santos (born 17 May 1975), known as Marcelinho Paraíba or simply Marcelinho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
In Brazil, he is also known as Marcelinho Paraíba, which refers to the state in which he was born, as a means to distinguish himself from other players also called "Marcelinho". He was one of the best playmakers in the Bundesliga because of his extravagant skills that include his visionary passing, abundance of tricks, and his world-class technique.